Chemicals and Drugs

Cardiolipins

Acidic phospholipids composed of two molecules of phosphatidic acid covalently linked to a molecule of glycerol. They occur primarily in mitochondrial inner membranes and in bacterial plasma membranes. They are the main antigenic components of the Wassermann-type antigen that is used in nontreponemal SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS.

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Acidic phospholipids composed of two molecules of phosphatidic acid covalently linked to a molecule of glycerol. They occur primarily in mitochondrial inner membranes and in bacterial plasma membranes. They are the main antigenic components of the Wassermann-type antigen that is used in nontreponemal SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS.

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  • Cardiolipin
  • Diphosphatidylglycerol
  • Diphosphatidylglycerols

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

73(72); DIPHOSPHATIDYL GLYCEROLS was see PHOSPHATIDYL GLYCEROLS 1975-76

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  • Phospholipids (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cardiolipins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002308. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002308
  2. Cardiolipins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiolipin
  3. Cardiolipins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183453